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Civil Engineering, B.S. requirements

The 2026-27 catalog, with the courses that satisfy each requirement and which ones are offered this term.

Why the catalog year matters

Your catalog year is the year you started at SDSU, and it decides which rules apply to your degree, not the current semester's course list. Always check the requirements for your own catalog year - see every catalog year on file for this program.

Civil Engineering, B.S. - Roadmap

No course list published for this category.

Construction

Course
CON E 401 - Construction Planning and Scheduling
3 unitsOpen seats
CON E 479 - Construction Materials
3 unitsOpen seats
CON E 480 - Design of Temporary Structures
3 unitsOpen seats
CON E 520 - Environmentally Conscious Construction
3 unitsOpen seats

Engineering Science Elective

Course
CON E 240 - Introduction to Construction Materials
3 unitsOpen seats
E E 204 - Principles of Electrical Engineering
3 unitsOpen seats
M E 350 - Thermodynamics
3 unitsOpen seats

Environmental

Course
ENV E 363 - Environmental Engineering Laboratory
3 unitsOpen seats
ENV E 445 - Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems
3 unitsOpen seats
ENV E 556 - Air Pollution Engineering
3 unitsOpen seats
ENV E 558 - Solid and Hazardous Waste Engineering
3 unitsOpen seats

General Education

No course list published for this category.

Geotechnical

Course
CIV E 465 - Foundation Engineering and Earth Retaining Structures
3 unitsOpen seats

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement

Course
CIV E 495W - Capstone Design Project
3 unitsOpen seats

Impacted Program

Course
CIV E 225 - Mechanics for Civil Engineers
3 unitsOpen seats
CHEM 202 - General Chemistry for Engineers
4 unitsOpen seats
CHEM 200 - General Chemistry
5 unitsOpen seats
MATH 150 - Calculus I
4 unitsOpen seats
MATH 151 - Calculus II
4 unitsOpen seats
PHYS 195 - Principles of Physics
3 unitsOpen seats
PHYS 196 - Principles of Physics
3 unitsOpen seats

Major

Course
CIV E 301 - Introduction to Solid Mechanics
3 unitsOpen seats
M E 304 - Mechanics of Materials
3 unitsOpen seats
CIV E 302 - Solid Mechanics Laboratory
1 unitsOpen seats
CIV E 321 - Structural Analysis I
3 unitsOpen seats
CIV E 401 - Civil Engineering and Society
1 unitsOpen seats
CIV E 421 - Reinforced Concrete Design
3 unitsOpen seats
CIV E 444 - Applied Hydraulics
3 unitsOpen seats
CIV E 462 - Geotechnical Engineering
3 unitsOpen seats
CIV E 463 - Soil Testing Fundamentals
1 unitsOpen seats
CIV E 481 - Transportation Engineering
3 unitsOpen seats
CIV E 495W - Capstone Design Project
3 unitsOpen seats
A E 340 - Fluid Mechanics
3 unitsOpen seats
CON E 330 - Principles of Engineering Economy
3 unitsOpen seats
ENV E 355 - Environmental Engineering
3 unitsOpen seats

Major Restriction for Registration

Course
CIV E 301 - Introduction to Solid Mechanics
3 unitsOpen seats

Master Plan

No course list published for this category.

Note

No course list published for this category.

Preparation for the Major

48 units
Course
CIV E 100 - Introduction to Civil Engineering
1 unitsNot offered
CIV E 121 - Computer Graphics for the Built Environment
3 unitsOpen seats
CIV E 160 - Statistical Methods for the Built Environment
3 unitsOpen seats
STAT 250 - Statistical Principles and Practices
3 unitsOpen seats
CIV E 218 - Surveying for Civil Engineering and Construction
3 unitsOpen seats
CIV E 220 - Civil and Environmental Engineering Computer Applications
3 unitsNot offered
CIV E 225 - Mechanics for Civil Engineers
3 unitsOpen seats
A E 280 - Methods of Analysis
3 unitsOpen seats
BIOL 100 - General Biology
3 unitsOpen seats
BIOL 101 - World of Animals
3 unitsOpen seats
CHEM 202 - General Chemistry for Engineers
4 unitsOpen seats
CHEM 200 - General Chemistry
5 unitsOpen seats
CON E 101 - Construction and Culture
3 unitsOpen seats
MATH 150 - Calculus I
4 unitsOpen seats
MATH 151 - Calculus II
4 unitsOpen seats
MATH 252 - Calculus III
4 unitsOpen seats
PHYS 195 - Principles of Physics
3 unitsOpen seats
PHYS 195L - Principles of Physics Laboratory
1 unitsOpen seats
PHYS 196 - Principles of Physics
3 unitsOpen seats

Professional Electives

No course list published for this category.

Structural

Course
CIV E 521 - Structural Analysis II
3 unitsNot offered
CIV E 523 - Design of Light Framed Structures
3 unitsOpen seats
CIV E 525 - Design of Steel Structures
3 unitsNot offered
CIV E 528 - Masonry Structures Design
3 unitsNot offered

Transportation

Course
CIV E 482 - Highway Engineering
3 unitsOpen seats
CIV E 580 - Traffic Engineering Design
3 unitsNot offered

Water

Course
CIV E 445 - Applied Hydrology
3 unitsOpen seats
CIV E 530 - Open Channel Hydraulics
3 unitsOpen seats

This checklist reflects San Diego State's published catalog for 2026-27 and may not capture every substitution, waiver, or advisor-approved exception. Confirm anything that affects graduation with your own advisor or degree audit.